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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 269-JULY 1, 1941 Not to exceed 5 per centum of any of the foregoing appropriations for salaries for the Social Security Board may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, be transferred by the Administrator to any other of such appropriations, but no appropriation may be increased more than 5 per centum thereby. Miscellaneous expenses Social Security Board: For all expenses, not otherwise appropriated for, necessary to enable the Social Security Board to carry into effect the provisions of the Social Security Act as amended (42 U. S . C . 301-1305), including public instruction and information, and the procurement of information relating to the death of individuals entitled to benefits, receiving benefits, or upon whose death some other individual may become entitled to benefits, under title II of said Act, from proper State and local officials, including officials of the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Hawaii or individuals designated by such State and local officials, and as authorized by the Administrator for personal services on a piece-work basis or otherwise in connection with the procurement of such information without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the provisions of other laws applicable to the employment and compensation of officers and employees of the United States, which expenses shall include reproducing and photographic equipment; periodicals; purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payments for which may be made in advance; alterations and repairs; purchase and exchange (not exceeding $3,500), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; and transfer of household goods and effects, as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940 (Public, No. 839), and regulations promulgated thereunder (including employees transferred from duty at Baltimore, Maryland, to duty at Washington, District of Columbia), $3,000,000. Grants to States for old-age assistance: For grants to States for assistance to aged needy individuals, as authorized in title I of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935, as amended, $270,000,000, of which sum such amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants under such title I for any period in the fiscal year 1941 subsequent to March 31, 1941: Provided, That payments to States for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1941 and for any quarter in the fiscal year 1942 under such title I may be made with respect to any State plan approved under such title I by the Social Security Board prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any period prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted to the Board for approval. Grants to States for unemployment compensation administration: For grants to States for unemployment compensation administration, as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935, as amended, including rentals in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $62,500,000: Provided, That the Social Security Board is hereby authorized to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to the Postmaster General for postage, out of the amount herein appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary and at such intervals as shall be determined by the Board, under a procedure to be prescribed and agreed upon by and between the Board and the Postmaster General, for the transmission of official mail matter heretofore transmitted free pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the States in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes", approved June 6, 1933 (29 U. S . C. 491), and for the transmission of official mail 485 49 Stat. 620. 49 Stat. 622. 42U.S.C.§§401- 409. 41U.S.C.§ . 54 Stat. 1105 . 6U.S.. 73c-1. 49 Stat. 620. 42U. .C. iC301- 306. P'roiso. Payments with re- spect to State plans. 49 Stat. 626. 42U.S.C.ii501- 503. Provisos. Payment for post- age. 48 Stat. 117 . 39U .C.C. 33&8

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